Todd, Todd, Todd! That's all my brain was doing last night in the midst of trying to decipher info about a Roger Howarth return. Sigh. I am so tired of it and I am fortunate that I can see Todd's story unfold.
Rebecca is feeling guilty for helping Todd. She feels it's her fault in some way, that Powell got clobbered (cue little tweeting birdies flying in a circle around his head.) "I worshipped him." Don't worry Powell, I do also.
Todd's still hiding out in the back of Rachel's car, hearing news about himself on the radio. The torment is about to begin! Wonder, still, if they had decided to keep him yet, or if he was still considered a throw-away frat boy.
FAIL: Not enough Todd. Way too much Powell with the headband.
Showing posts with label The Escape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Escape. Show all posts
Friday, January 14, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Clip of the Day, Jan. 12, 2011
A nice snow day! YAY!
Putting this up QUICK because of timing. Hope to be back to commentate.
TODD AND HIS IRISH ACCENT!!!! LOLOL!
Putting this up QUICK because of timing. Hope to be back to commentate.
TODD AND HIS IRISH ACCENT!!!! LOLOL!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Clip of the Day, January 11, 2011
Hmmm he seems so sincere at the start of this clip! And what a hottie! LOL. Poor Rebecca, she didn't stand a chance. Oh that forehead kiss! Roger is SUCH a manipulator of US, the viewers! We're falling right into his trap, like Rebecca.
Now let's talk a moment about this manipulative actor, Roger. In these scenes, he's all of 25 years old and he's got us eating out of the palm of his hand (not that we would mind.) I just remember how this manipulation of me started. It was right around this stage of the game, when Rebecca started to understand Todd, I started to understand Roger and appreciate what he does more and more. Regardless of his terrible crimes, I fell completely head-over-heels for this guy and his morbid, tortured self. As I have written before, the deal was rather sealed during the Rebecca cabin scenes. Roger is a scene-stealer, and what I call an "eye-hog;" that is, you CANNOT STOP WATCHING HIM even if you should. That is why any self-respecting blogger or poster at a message board shouldn't poo-poo Roger's return or the idea of it until he or she has watched at least one full story, seeing the character come full circle a bit. It's ridiculous to read those kinds of comments; "I never saw RH but...." Until you do, you really cannot understand the frenzy surrounding him.
Of course, Poor Roger the Manipulator has a HUGE TASK if he does return and that is to overcome the current writing and state of the show, which can be scary to us at times. But when you think about it, he took any story, situation and relationship and reeled us right in. He's likely to do that again, if given the chance.
Back to Todd, his rage is so strong, he's more concerned with scaring people than getting away. He cares NOTHING for himself as a lasting person, just about the revenge. He's not taking steps to improve his life, or even to get away and start over, just get the rage out through the revenge. "Todd the rapist, Todd the freak, Todd the monster!" Yet, he does not kill Powell while he has the chance. Not a killer? Not a totally bad guy? Or is he? Nice ploy by the writers and Roger. If he was the monster (fully) that we're to expect, Powell's head would have been smashed with that rock. After all, he saw Todd on the loose...and could tell where he was and what he was wearing. Todd doesn't choose that route. It says a lot about the character. Of course, you cannot take away that EVIL smile at the end of the clip. It's an up and down ride with Roger and that's what makes him so great as an actor of this Todd character.
FAIL: The amount of times Rachel says hello into the phone with no response and does not hang up.
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Clip of the Day, Jan 9, 2011
I am sorry to be LATE with today's clip, but I could NOT tear myself away from the story I am watching in the later times of Todd's life!
Wow, the comparison between Todd the STALKER and Todd the DOTING FATHER who is LOOKING OVER HIS SICK DAUGHTER is.....hard to explain in words. Current viewers talk about "the evolution" they see in "Todd's character," but they could NEVER be so wrong. The REAL evolution of this character took place from the car crash and pardon to the DID story. Roger allowed us to WITNESS the change in this character over time, through good times and bad, and the experiences and people that changed him throughout the few years we were fortunate enough to see his work.
You'll never see me jump on the bandwagon against or for Todd as a redeemed family man. I don't see it that way. I see it as a multi-faceted character who WILL NEVER be one way or the other fully. In other words, he won't ever be a leading romantic man all the time; he won't ever be a cruel, violent character all the time; he won't ever be a newspaper publisher all the time; Todd will be many things, all the time. He will be the most complex and intriguing character ever to grace daytime. Of course, we're not referring to the current "Todd," but the only and the original.
That being said, I am not against the scenes and stories where he is acting as a loving father and devoted husband. And, I am not against the scenes where he is holding 14 people hostage, or throwing Tea out into the snow. These scenes are ALL PART OF HIM and show what he's capable, good and bad. I've come to accept, as everyone should, a constant ebb and flow and up and down for this character, as long as Roger is playing him. He'll never be fully happy and fully forgotten as a rapist, and he'll never be fully damned and lost to life either. This is what I love about him.
As a writer, I see that all aspects of Todd were crucial in developing him. Writing Todd must have been the most fun a writer can have. You have full reign to make him painstakingly cruel, heartbreakingly miserable, pitifully damaged, mysteriously caring, and heart-warmingly romantic AT THE SAME TIME. What is better than that? Writing a one-note character, say a "hero" is so much easier, but also so much more dull.
Todd'll never be static and he'll never be boring, that is for sure, and that is why current "Todd" is not Todd at all. The Real Todd Manning is a writer's dream if the writer has the capability, compunction and creativity required. Of course the writers are not alone; without an actor like Roger, you have NOTHING. This is why you'll never catch me poo-pooing the Lord Heir story. It was necessary to have him rise, and then painfully crash, and do this again and again. That's WHO HE IS. This "rinse and repeat" is how LIFE REALLY IS for us human beings. We often make the same mistakes with the expectation of different results. It sometimes takes us years, or a lifetime, to see which way to go and what to change.
However you slice it, our Todd, the Real One, evolved a HUGE amount in a very short 6 years. Even the comparison between Stalker Todd in this clip, and Toy Store Todd only 3 years later is STUNNING. Thank you Roger, and I believe Josh, for this.
So today's clip is a tad empty until the last few minutes. Mostly, it's Marty and Rebecca chewing the fat regarding Todd, Jason and Marty chewing the fat regarding Suede, and our boy trying to get into position to make Marty pay, once and for all and hiding under her bed (I just looked hopefully under mine, no dice.) Driven to almost madness, his need for revenge was bigger than anything else at this point, even his freedom. Compare this to a man who is willing to do anything, even trade his own life, for his one-year old little daughter's. So complex and rich!!! The thing that people COMPLAIN about regarding Todd is really what has made us hooked into him. Expecting Todd to be one way all the time is a foolish folly. He can be like us, and be like someone we'd never want to be, all in a day's work.
FAIL: Too much talk about Suede and not enough TODD. LOL.
Sound off!
Wow, the comparison between Todd the STALKER and Todd the DOTING FATHER who is LOOKING OVER HIS SICK DAUGHTER is.....hard to explain in words. Current viewers talk about "the evolution" they see in "Todd's character," but they could NEVER be so wrong. The REAL evolution of this character took place from the car crash and pardon to the DID story. Roger allowed us to WITNESS the change in this character over time, through good times and bad, and the experiences and people that changed him throughout the few years we were fortunate enough to see his work.
You'll never see me jump on the bandwagon against or for Todd as a redeemed family man. I don't see it that way. I see it as a multi-faceted character who WILL NEVER be one way or the other fully. In other words, he won't ever be a leading romantic man all the time; he won't ever be a cruel, violent character all the time; he won't ever be a newspaper publisher all the time; Todd will be many things, all the time. He will be the most complex and intriguing character ever to grace daytime. Of course, we're not referring to the current "Todd," but the only and the original.
That being said, I am not against the scenes and stories where he is acting as a loving father and devoted husband. And, I am not against the scenes where he is holding 14 people hostage, or throwing Tea out into the snow. These scenes are ALL PART OF HIM and show what he's capable, good and bad. I've come to accept, as everyone should, a constant ebb and flow and up and down for this character, as long as Roger is playing him. He'll never be fully happy and fully forgotten as a rapist, and he'll never be fully damned and lost to life either. This is what I love about him.
As a writer, I see that all aspects of Todd were crucial in developing him. Writing Todd must have been the most fun a writer can have. You have full reign to make him painstakingly cruel, heartbreakingly miserable, pitifully damaged, mysteriously caring, and heart-warmingly romantic AT THE SAME TIME. What is better than that? Writing a one-note character, say a "hero" is so much easier, but also so much more dull.
Todd'll never be static and he'll never be boring, that is for sure, and that is why current "Todd" is not Todd at all. The Real Todd Manning is a writer's dream if the writer has the capability, compunction and creativity required. Of course the writers are not alone; without an actor like Roger, you have NOTHING. This is why you'll never catch me poo-pooing the Lord Heir story. It was necessary to have him rise, and then painfully crash, and do this again and again. That's WHO HE IS. This "rinse and repeat" is how LIFE REALLY IS for us human beings. We often make the same mistakes with the expectation of different results. It sometimes takes us years, or a lifetime, to see which way to go and what to change.
However you slice it, our Todd, the Real One, evolved a HUGE amount in a very short 6 years. Even the comparison between Stalker Todd in this clip, and Toy Store Todd only 3 years later is STUNNING. Thank you Roger, and I believe Josh, for this.
So today's clip is a tad empty until the last few minutes. Mostly, it's Marty and Rebecca chewing the fat regarding Todd, Jason and Marty chewing the fat regarding Suede, and our boy trying to get into position to make Marty pay, once and for all and hiding under her bed (I just looked hopefully under mine, no dice.) Driven to almost madness, his need for revenge was bigger than anything else at this point, even his freedom. Compare this to a man who is willing to do anything, even trade his own life, for his one-year old little daughter's. So complex and rich!!! The thing that people COMPLAIN about regarding Todd is really what has made us hooked into him. Expecting Todd to be one way all the time is a foolish folly. He can be like us, and be like someone we'd never want to be, all in a day's work.
FAIL: Too much talk about Suede and not enough TODD. LOL.
Sound off!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Clip of the Day, Jan. 8, 2011
Todd, Todd, Todd.
I love his speech to Rebecca at the start of this clip. He puts his arm around her lovingly and promises to protect her.
This clip shows another reason that Susan was one of my favorites. She CRIES so well. She's a very convincing actress. It's kind of weird that the relegated her to nut status now, but she was a staple back then. I always loved Susan's work, even when I felt the character "overdid" it during the Hospital Rapes Stories.
Rebecca is invited to the party and Todd encourages her to go. "Heck, I would." LOL!
Ah, it's Christmas time in 1993....one year from this, Todd is having sex with Blair after everything is done. I love it.....! Rebecca is breaking the law, and is oblivious to that fact, but besides that . . . she's off to Marty's party. I'm just confused about his plan. He wants to be hidden but then he's going out to Marty's house during the party? Or is he just so obsessed by rage that he does not care if he's found out?
Ah here's the STALKER GARB! Roger was SUCH A HOTTIE in anything he wore. I never loved the knit cap look because it covered his hair, but he's a babe nonetheless. These upcoming scenes in this get up are the scariest Todd to me. What's your take?
FAIL: Kevin, Marty, Rachel and Rebecca just HAPPENED to be taking the same University Class with Sloan? Hmm what are the odds of that?
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I love his speech to Rebecca at the start of this clip. He puts his arm around her lovingly and promises to protect her.
This clip shows another reason that Susan was one of my favorites. She CRIES so well. She's a very convincing actress. It's kind of weird that the relegated her to nut status now, but she was a staple back then. I always loved Susan's work, even when I felt the character "overdid" it during the Hospital Rapes Stories.
Rebecca is invited to the party and Todd encourages her to go. "Heck, I would." LOL!
Ah, it's Christmas time in 1993....one year from this, Todd is having sex with Blair after everything is done. I love it.....! Rebecca is breaking the law, and is oblivious to that fact, but besides that . . . she's off to Marty's party. I'm just confused about his plan. He wants to be hidden but then he's going out to Marty's house during the party? Or is he just so obsessed by rage that he does not care if he's found out?
Ah here's the STALKER GARB! Roger was SUCH A HOTTIE in anything he wore. I never loved the knit cap look because it covered his hair, but he's a babe nonetheless. These upcoming scenes in this get up are the scariest Todd to me. What's your take?
FAIL: Kevin, Marty, Rachel and Rebecca just HAPPENED to be taking the same University Class with Sloan? Hmm what are the odds of that?
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Clip of the Day, Jan. 7, 2011
Ok, back to business as usual. After our fiasco on OLTL yesterday, I can only say I am happy to have these videos, even if that is all we've got! Thank GOD! And there are tons of them that I have not seen, that I am going to be fortunate to watch unravel as time goes on. Thanks to . . . The Goddess Juju. (Geesh I sound like Luna.)
So! The worst part about being in prison, Powell dear, was seeing Todd? Must be quite the country club then. Powell just goes and scares the HECK out of Marty!
Rebecca: Your eyes, like you're somebody else!
Todd. What a complex and wonderful and vile and scary and complex and romantic and weird and vindictive and funny and sensitive and tortured character. Wow, does that cover it? I know, some of you are out there saying "sexy." Yes yes, he is. How can we ignore that??
Todd: You brought me hope. That is exactly what Rebecca brought, and exactly what her role was. I was sorry, at the time, to see Rebecca leave without exploring their "relationship" as a couple, but in reality, it never would have worked out, because she was SO DIFFERENT from him. He needed someone a little dangerous and a lot conniving to match his schemes (no names mentioned). But she served a very big purpose and served it quite well.
FAIL: Powell, who cares. Especially when he goes around scaring Marty with how scared he is.
Sound off! Hopefully, a meatier clip or two over the weekend and The Goddess will find time to grace us with more Todd and Tea from 1997 and 1998.
So! The worst part about being in prison, Powell dear, was seeing Todd? Must be quite the country club then. Powell just goes and scares the HECK out of Marty!
Rebecca: Your eyes, like you're somebody else!
Todd. What a complex and wonderful and vile and scary and complex and romantic and weird and vindictive and funny and sensitive and tortured character. Wow, does that cover it? I know, some of you are out there saying "sexy." Yes yes, he is. How can we ignore that??
Todd: You brought me hope. That is exactly what Rebecca brought, and exactly what her role was. I was sorry, at the time, to see Rebecca leave without exploring their "relationship" as a couple, but in reality, it never would have worked out, because she was SO DIFFERENT from him. He needed someone a little dangerous and a lot conniving to match his schemes (no names mentioned). But she served a very big purpose and served it quite well.
FAIL: Powell, who cares. Especially when he goes around scaring Marty with how scared he is.
Sound off! Hopefully, a meatier clip or two over the weekend and The Goddess will find time to grace us with more Todd and Tea from 1997 and 1998.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Clip of the Day, Jan 6, 2011
Our boy in normal clothes again, sigh.
"I know you'd never hurt me."
Poor witty bitty Powell the Turd, did he get his feelings hurt when the maid did not want to serve him?
Just watching Nora and Bo in this clip, and then seeing them twice this week on OLTL, I am happy and amazed that they are still there, still together and still allowed to have scenes by TIIC. They are truly a lasting couple, even though they have had their problems over time. Love anything that's like real life in these shows, almost as much as the stuff that's NOT! They are really a fantastic couple....but are they "super?" They don't have those wild adventures but . . . what do you think? See my Owner Editorial on Supercouples and today's QUESTION OF THE DAY (scroll down.)
Rebecca is taking care of Todd, who is burning up with fever. Now what is the fever from? The pills or the head injury?
"You're not like the others, not at all."
"God is with you and I won't let anyone hurt you ever again." Gee that was quite a large thing she took on! Poor Rebecca....but as the story develops, she also hurts him in her own innocent way.
Is this Todd's first "non-mannered" eating scene? She's so trusting and he's shoving food into his mouth. Roger does this eating stuff like a champ!
"Todd is very smart and very twisted!" I like to post IRONIC statements when I get the chance, since we know what is coming down the pike.
FAIL: When sick, Todd was getting in the bed fully clothed with BOOTS/SHOES ON. LOL.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Clip of the Day, January 5, 2011
Kevin is talking Powell out of finishing college? What sense does that make? A convicted felon will have enough trouble making a life without schooling.
Todd's fabricated stories about Powell in the jail are kind of funny. The fact that Rebecca has met Powell and believes it is - funnier. Todd is being so vile and pitiful here at the same time. When he came to in the ambulance, he saw her face? I think he saw the flashlight! "I don't remember how I got away!" How can she say no to hiding him? Look at that BEAUTIFUL FACE! He gives her his word that he will go away from Llanview as soon as he can. What is his word worth? She's not even really sure and accepts it. Those EYES, I tell ya!
The most INTERESTING MOMENT of this clip, I am sure you'll agree, is when she asks him to pray with her, and for a moment, we, the audience, is not really sure that he's all that against it. The way he says "all right" after her plea. If you watch his face, he's POSSIBLY sincere, or POSSIBLY believing her for that moment. Then...after her prayer, he switches RIGHT BACK to the other Todd and is nasty again. His way of saying "AMEN" takes away your doubt that he's really all that bad. It just affirms that he is!
By the end of the clip, Hank suddenly enjoys the help of Powell! Of course, Powell the Pure!
FAIL: Ok the Marty and Suede scene has to be the worst love scene I have ever seen on OLTL. The look on Marty's face when Suede explains how Southerners make things slow and last is like a kid looking at a scary clown and attempting to smile. It's stomach-turning.
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Clip of the Day, Jan 4, 2010
"You talk like you're in love with him!" Ah, who wouldn't be?
I love it. Rebecca assures Powell that Todd would NEVER come to her, and two seconds later - DUH NUH!
I can't even DEAL with the Suede stuff. Save that for the fail.
Turning point for Rebecca. She goes over the edge. If she didn't have "love" feelings for him, she's starting to. Just the fact that he sneaks up on her and covers her mouth, etc, and she does not get help right away - she's a goner. Am I the only one who is digging the one sleeve thing?
FAIL: The Suede stuff.
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Clip of the Day, January 3, 2011
wow, I overslept, shut my alarm, and woke up to do this and....the first thing I saw was SUEDE!
Gotta come back later and do my commentary.
See you this evening.
Gotta come back later and do my commentary.
See you this evening.
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